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Abriß Der Getriebelehre Mit Besonderer Anwendung Uaf Die Uhrmacherei Und Feinmechanik.

by Dietzschold, C.

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Krems A. Donau: C. Dietzscholds, 1905. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 219pp. Blue flexible boards. Text in German. Covers scuffed and rubbed, text is clean and binding is tight, owner's bookplate and name on front endpapers. This is the original 1905 publication, NOT a recent reprint.
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The Art of Retouching
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The Art of Retouching

by Burrows & Colton (Revised By J.P. Ourdan)

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New York: E & H.T. Anthony, 1880. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 108pp+34pp ads. Brown embossed covers, black lettering and decoration. Corners worn, covers otherwise sound and binding is tight. Text is yellowed and there is light foxing to preliminary pages, owner's name on blank verso of frontispiece, some offsetting to one page of text from apparent laid-in item. Instructions on retouching along with 4 plates illustrating retouching techniques. A well-preserved example of this uncommon book.
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Classification of Fingerprints

by Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justiice ; Hoover, John Edgar (Editor)

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Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1945. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 137pp. Stiff wraps. Light soil and corner crease to cover, contents are clean and binding is sound. Complete description of fingerprinting techniques with many illustrations and diagrams of examples.
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The Complete Estate Planning Guide For Professional Men and Women and Their Advisers

by Brosterman, Robert

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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 327pp. SIGNED. Grey cloth. Book is in clean, sound condition, dustjacket is lightly worn and spine-sunned. Book is inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Contents are clean and binding is tight. Estate planning workbook in rear pocket.
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Confederate and Southern Bonds; Criswell's Currency Series - Vol. II

by Criswell, Grover C. Jr.

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Florida: Criswell's & Criswell's Publications, 1980. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 374pp. Grey cloth. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. Book is clean and sound inside and out. Photo illustrations of every bond listed.
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Conversational Drawing

by Freedman, Edward H.

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1949. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 159pp. Paper over boards. Corners lightly rubbed, spine ends lightly chipped, contents mildly toned, binding is tight. Dust jacket is chipped along edges, largest missing is 2 inches from top of rear panel. An easy to understand step-by-step approach to free-hand drawing.
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Cotton Magic ; The Elementary Principles of Cotton Manufacture
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Cotton Magic ; The Elementary Principles of Cotton Manufacture

by Barnwell, Mildred Gwin

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Clinton, South Carolina: The Jacobs Press, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 114pp. Marroon buckram, gilt lettering. Covers are clean and sound, mild fading to top edges, contents are tanned but clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is missing 2 pieces along to edge, partially darkened, edge-chipped and worn along folds, but is essentially complete. The cotton manufacturing process, told in a clear and concise way. A very early edition and not a recent reprint.
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Creative Cooking (Inscribed and Signed)
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Creative Cooking (Inscribed and Signed)

by Roosevelt, Nicholas

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1st Edition
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 234pp. Orange cloth, FIRST EDITION SIGNED. Corners rubbed, top edges stained, slight darkening to endpapers, occasional notes and underlining in text. Dustjacket is chipped, stained and underlined. There is a fascinating lengthy inscription, signed by the author, regarding a special invitation on the front free endpaper. The introduction is by Dione Lucas. The author was a first cousin of Theodore Roosevelt.
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Crowns of France, Louis XVI to deGaulle

by Kirby, Norm H.

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Chicago: Privately Published, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 64pp. SIGNED. White cloth over boards, blue lettering. Very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Contents are clean and some pages are lightly wrinkled, but no evidence of water staining. Signed by author on front free endpaper.
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Daly's Billiard Book Illustrated with More Than 400 Diagrams, 30 Technical Photographs and 3 "Strategy" Maps

by Daly, Maurice

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Fifth Edition
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Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1920. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 276pp. Green cloth. Very light wear, but lettering to cover and spine is worn away, and heavy staining to rear cover not affecting interior. Contents are surprisingly clean and unmarked, and binding is tight. In depth strategy for billiards, with numerous diagrams and a few photos.
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The Dental Cosmos: A Monthly Record of Dental Science. Devoted to the Interests of the Profession (Volume XXIX)

by White, James W. (Editor)

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Philadelphia: The S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co., 1887. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 804pp. Volume XXIX, 12 issues (January -December 1887) complete year bound. Half red leather, marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Front cover detached but present, rear cover loose but holding, spine chipped, boards edgeworn and scuffed. Endpapers foxed and stained, contents age-toned, but otherwise clean and firmly bound. Instructional information on dental care, treatments, appliances, proceedings of dental societies, obituaries of recently deceased dentists and many illustrations.
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Dick's Games of Patience; or Solitaire With Cards, Containing Forty-Four Games.. Illustrated With Thirty-Three Full-Page Tableaux.

by Dick, William B.

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New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1883. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 143pp. Green boards, gilt and black lettering and decoration. Light chipping to head and tail of spine, corners rubbed, lettering and decoration bright and prominent, contents are age-toned, inscription and date (1884) on front free endpaper,slight internal separation at title page, but binding is holding. Presumed first edition because copyright date of 1883 is only date. Diagrams throughout illustrating card games.
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A Dicshunary of Reformed and Simplified Spelling

by Clark, Andrew C.

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New Milford, Connecticut: Self-published, 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Tall 4to. 198p. Green cloth, gilt lettering. Darkstaining along edges and to page edges, contents are mildly toned and have an occasional damp or dark stain, but mostly clean and binding is sound. A curious book attempting to reform the spelling irregularities and inconsistencies of the English language. this is the actual FIRST EDITION, not a recent reprint.
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Dirty Dining, A Cookbook and More for Lovers - SIGNED BY AUTHOR
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Dirty Dining, A Cookbook and More for Lovers - SIGNED BY AUTHOR

by Bivona, Ginnie

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Universiity of Pennsylvania: Republic of Texas Press (Wordware Publishing, Inc.), 1993. Spiral Bound. Very Good. 135pp. Spiral bound, pictorial cover. In very good condition. SIGNED on the title page, by the author, in sexy red ink.
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The Domestic Manufacturer's Assistant, and Family Directory, in the Arts of Weaving and Dyeing :Comprehending a Plain System of Directions

by Bronson, J.&R.

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Utica: William Williams, 1817. Hardcover. Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 204p. Full calf, errata slip affixed to rear pastedown. Covers worn, spine label lacking, last 10 pages missing, text is yellowed, occasioally foxed, lower corners of page 7-8 and 155-156 missing with slight loss of text, page 31-32 half torn out, some corner creases. Book is in rough condition, but text is nearly complete.
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The "Golden Days" Puzzlers Directory
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The "Golden Days" Puzzlers Directory

by Van Slyck D.W.C.

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Philadelphie, PA: James Elverson, 1886. First Edition . Half-Leather. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 144pp. Green stamped cloth, gilt lettering. Cover and contents are clean and unworn, text is mildly toned, faint foxing to endpapers. A compilation of nearly 4,000 names and addresses.
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Good Housekeeping, June 1908

by Phelps Publishing Co.

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Springfield, Mass.: The Phelps Publishing Co., 1908. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 111pp + ads. Vol xlvi, No.6. Pictorial wraps. Light cover soil and light chipping, interior is clean, binding is tight. Contributors include Thornton Burgess, Anne O'Hagan, L.C. Howe. Recipes, menus, fashions, etc plus any pages of vintage ads.
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Gunners' Instruction: Fixed Artillery V; Second Class Gunner

by Military Service Publishing Co.

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Harrisburg, PA: The Military Service Publishing Co., 1940. Soft cover. Very Good. 68pp. Red stapled wraps. One of a series of pamphlets for enlisted men of the Coast Artillery, in preparation for gunners' examinations. Instructions and numerous illustrations and diagrams. Covers and contents are unmarked and clean, lightly age-toned.
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Hammacher Schlemmer Basic Reference Guide for Good Cooking and Serving

by Hammacher Schlemmer

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New York: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1946. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 44pp. No date but circa 1950. Stapled wraps. Age toned but otherwise sound. Catalog of kitchen implements with 1950s pricing. Original Hammacher Schlemmer mail-in order form is included.
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Heating and Ventilation, Parts I,II and III (3 Voumes)

by Hubbard, Charles L.

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Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1925. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 213pp+examination paper in each of 3 volumes. Red hardcovers, black lettering to covers and spines. Volume I is shaken and has insect damage to spine and a bit of water staining, owner's name on front pastedown. Volume II is very faded,and waterstained inside and out and volume III is sound and clean inside and out. Descriptions of the different systems of heating and ventilation, their components and their maintenance. --------3 Volumes-------
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